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And was it really true that virtue was so hard to attain that it was the prized possession of a small élite ? Was it really true that all noble qualities could be fostered only in aristocratic surroundings ?
And was it really true that virtue was so hard to attain that it was the prized possession of a small élite ? Was it really true that all noble qualities could be fostered only in aristocratic surroundings ?
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The true power of the Christian Church lay in its charity and benevolence , not in any power of persecution . ' The whole history of Christianity shows that she is in far greater danger of being corrupted by the alliance of power ...
The true power of the Christian Church lay in its charity and benevolence , not in any power of persecution . ' The whole history of Christianity shows that she is in far greater danger of being corrupted by the alliance of power ...
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Under the influence of the long French Wars England had become the home of cant , in which a narrow religiosity passed for true religion , in which hypocrisy and an outward show of respectability passed for true morality .
Under the influence of the long French Wars England had become the home of cant , in which a narrow religiosity passed for true religion , in which hypocrisy and an outward show of respectability passed for true morality .
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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| Title | Romanticism and the Social Order 1780-1830 Blandford history series Blandford history series: History and literature History and literature |
| Author | Ronald Walter Harris |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Blandford, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0713736046, 9780713736045 |
| Length | 426 pages |
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